What is Latin Rock?
Q: What is Latin Rock?
A: Latin Rock is a music subgenre combining elements of traditional Latin American and Caribbean folk music with rock music.
Q: How is the term "Latin Rock" used in English language media?
A: The term "Latin Rock" in English-language media is widely used to refer to any rock music featuring Spanish or Portuguese vocals.
Q: Who led the archetypal Latin Rock band?
A: Carlos Santana led the archetypal Latin Rock band.
Q: What was Carlos Santana's most popular Latin Rock fusion band?
A: Santana was Carlos Santana's most popular Latin Rock fusion band.
Q: How successful was Santana's music globally?
A: Santana's music was very successful globally, selling more than 90 million records worldwide, making them one of the world's best-selling groups of all time.
Q: What inspired Santana's musical style?
A: Santana's musical style was inspired by a fusion of Latin American and Caribbean rhythms, soul, jazz, funk, blues, psychedelia and rhythm and blues based on rock music.
Q: How did singing in English contribute to Santana's success?
A: Singing in English allowed Santana to open up the chance of really wide popularity, rather than limiting the audience to Puerto Rican, Mexican and Cuban immigrants.
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